The Bizarre Adventure of Tartaros Fleet

"Hmm... did you choose to retreat instead of attacking directly? If these monsters attack with all their strength, they will cause amazing damage to us, right?"

To this question, Darkrock replied:

[Because they are dark worms. 】

"It's dark worms? What do you mean?" But the congressman still couldn't understand, "Does this have anything to do with their choice to retreat?"

[Because the dark worms are creatures, their purpose is not to spread destruction and destruction, but whether they can live well.They won the battle, but they were seriously injured or lost a large number of dependents. For them, the cart before the horse. 】

"Creature?" The councilor was taken aback. He suddenly realized that he had habitually regarded the dark worm as a geth or a reaper—any sacrifice could be made, as long as the goal was achieved.But it's not like "Oh..."

The biological instinct is to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. Simply put, it is to rush forward when encountering meat-eating, and run away immediately when encountering decapitation.Advanced intelligent creatures—such as human beings, or whatever—can use reason to fight instinct, and can muster up the courage to face sharp butcher knives and dripping blood for a greater goal, but they will care about life and death after all. If you die, you will care about the exchange of benefits.

The moment the dark worm entered this world, he realized that there were not only delicious food in front of him, but also vicious weapons and traps.After wandering through the subspace for a long time, these behemoths are close to running out of oil and lamps. They urgently need material supplements, and they must preserve all their power and reduce unnecessary consumption.

Because every consumption will change the balance of strength, for the dark worms who have just entered this universe, everything around them is dangerous, just like a ship of tired sailors docked beside the extremely dangerous jungle.In the dense forest, there are delicious fruits, abundant meat and fresh water, but there are also vicious poisonous insects and beasts, and even cannibal tribes with spears and blow darts who want to tear people apart.

The change in their attitude may be due to some kind of internal communication network, because judging from the Battle of Hazan, the swarms that first entered this world were not cautious at all, but showed their strength boldly, showing an unstoppable posture .And after they were repulsed, all the "smart individuals" (that is, individuals who gained wisdom and power by devouring civilization) chose to approach and avoid them cautiously, but those swarms that were not led by intelligent individuals No, they boldly launched an attack, and then were easily annihilated, and the remaining individuals are still being pursued today.

Anderson looked at the star map. He suppressed the oppressive feeling brought about by the red dots showing the battle, and tried his best not to think about what would happen if something went wrong.Many generals of the Star Alliance once said behind their backs that the Consolidation Department did not understand the art of war-the Star Alliance's own defensive art of war is 'trying to defend everywhere will only make you fall everywhere', the colony only has symbolic fortresses and defense forces, the main force They are all in the transportation hub, and once an attack occurs, they will attack with mobile forces, and the defense of the colonies by the Consolidation Department is "expensive and frightening", even those remote planets that have not had time to equip a large number of orbital turrets are very strong. The fortifications, and even the colony ship that was first lowered in many places still maintain a state that can be lifted off at any time.

But now, everyone understands why the Consolidation Department did this, because the enemies they faced had this kind of intensity.

Now the defense of the iron barrel array is effective, the dark worms are retreating, they consciously avoid the protected galaxy, in the words of the commander of the integration department, they are 'calm and composed'.Of course they are calm and composed, whether it is themselves or other generals, they don't even know how to fire that gun. The MP Udina, who sits and approves documents all day long, has figured it out clearly - because there is no need to confront these troops head-on. spell.

The dark worms are very interested in intelligent creatures and powerful psychic entities. The reason is that these things allow them to have the wisdom to control their powerful bodies, allow them to evolve, and have stronger competitiveness.But is this necessary now?

Obviously not.

Is it worthwhile to take a huge risk to fight a fleet with powerful combat power and unknown information to eat the planets behind?Someone has already proved that this is not cost-effective at all, and now the first thing to do is very clear - find a galaxy without defenses, start to dismantle the planet to absorb matter, or lay eggs to increase low-level individuals, first restore yourself to In a normal state, wash away the scars and fatigue from countless years.

Besides, there are still many intelligent creatures in this galaxy. Although their civilization level is still very low, that kind of planet can't be better as a spawning ground.

The commanders of the Consolidation Department also thought of this, and these experts already knew the ecology of the dark worms like the back of their hands.Oregana flipped through the pictures sent back from the front, frowning slightly.

The number of large dark worms that entered this world is still unclear, but the preliminary estimate is over ten thousand. It can be said that the dark worms in the surrounding subspace have seen this light.But more than [-]% of them are ignorant 'free individuals', they act on instinct, they are basically just large beasts, if they are not controlled into a certain swarm, then they are not particularly threatening.The rare intelligent individuals are only the 'ordinary species' that are common in this era, and the size of the insect swarm basically does not exceed ten.

These bugs are jumping all over the Milky Way. Although there are a lot of them, they are placed in the entire Milky Way and their density is low. If there is no particularly exaggerated accident, these guys will not create a particularly huge monster in a short period of time. threaten.

Of course, after the fact, hunting and digging eggs will become an extremely cumbersome and complicated job...if it's just like this now.

And there are only four large-scale bug swarms that pose a huge threat.

The first swarm was led by a gaseous giant star mothership class. It had a fierce confrontation with the fleet led by the three high-level Tartarus in the Hazan galaxy. After causing serious battle damage, it tried to prey on the newborns. The evil god's attempt was contained, and finally with the seventeen-body mothership class, more than 330 heavy aircraft carrier classes successfully retreated.

The second swarm is led by the combined mothership class, its fleet size exceeds one thousand, one tenth of which is the mothership class, and it carries a large number of dreadnought class individuals with a long axis of [-] kilometers. The Blood Crows had a brief exchange of fire, leaving dozens of corpses and then left immediately—it was a firefight, but it was only a few rounds of blood crows fighting the enemy target in the ambush position. The opponent had no intention of fighting at all, and directly Just evacuated.

The remaining two insect swarms just landed on the periphery of the defense line, and then left immediately. Even the scouts failed to obtain detailed data, and could only predict that there were about [-] to [-] insects.

These four swarms total about [-] large dark worms, which are the most dangerous part this time—the remnants of the golden age. From their powerful strength, you can still see the terrifying fangs of the dark worms of the past.And as long as they are given time to recover, they can really restore their past glory in a short time.And no one knows whether this is the upper limit of the control of these four 'bosses'. If their psionic levels return to their previous state, then there will be cannon fodder everywhere who can accept their orders.

That's when things really got out of hand.

We must take advantage of the fact that they are still in a weak state after a long journey, and resolve the battle in one go.On the one hand, they sent out hunting troops to hunt down the single ignorant individuals, reducing their number as much as possible.A single dark worm is not enough evidence, but if thousands or even more gather... the black hole outside the bridgehead world that swallowed most of the football team's super mothership class is still staring at the battlefield at that time.

I don't want to do it again...

Oregana clenched her fists hard. She sat on the bridge and turned on the communicator:

"The Tin Woodman, are you there?"

[I'm here, and I just arranged for several ambassadors to discuss the next cooperation with Geth. ] On the other end of the communication, the Tin Woodman sighed as he looked at the giant structure that was still gradually disintegrating. At the request of the fleet, the Quarians also sent two admirals over to communicate—both sides were still in shock, and they hoped that the Ministry of Consolidation could mediate. 】

"Who is the mediator?"

[I just contacted the Purifiers, Commander Colorado Leon is on his way. 】

Liu Lizi nodded beside me, appreciating the Tin Woodman's decision.The Purifiers of Protos are probably the most understanding faction in Concord who understand the relationship between quarians and geth.

[I read the battle report, 76 and their fleet should be adjusting their supply and command chain now, which will take about five to six hours.But you definitely can't wait until the end, because we have to attack right away, so we can't give the bugs a chance to breathe. 】The Tin Woodman folded his arms, looking at Oregana’s face through the screen, the corners of his mouth slightly raised 【My fleet is still intact, I think we can join forces with several companies of the Japari Corps that are currently performing guerrilla missions Together, launch an attack on the 'Eye of the Atmosphere' fleet.If we got together now, I think we could poke them from ass to mouth with fire sticks the instant they hit the ground. 】

This is exactly what Oregana wanted to hear, she made an OK gesture towards the screen:

"Okay, let's go right away." The warlord said, "We will bring the 'Space Ripper' with us. If they continue to use that kind of barrier, we will use the Bose force field generator to try the firepower."

Bose force field generator, this is a powerful but difficult to use doomsday weapon. Its killing mechanism is to greatly distort the surrounding space, and generate huge pressure on the targets within the range to tear them apart.It is difficult to use, because first of all, this is a doomsday weapon that can only be carried on a Titan ship. Its energy consumption determines that the Doomsday Dreadnought cannot carry this thing, and its range is very short, and the killing range is one in front of the bow A spherical shape with a diameter of about [-] kilometers, the battleship itself will almost exhaust the capacitor after use.

This has led to the Bose force field becoming a "special attack weapon" that cannot adapt to conventional fleet warfare. Jumping in at a critical moment and risking the ship exploding to open up the situation - but this is a titan ship, no commander can do such a heroic thing of using the titan as a consumable, and the ATA also has to open up the situation. It can be done, and at the same time, so far, no conventional doom or ATA has been found that cannot be broken. The output of the Bose force field is actually overflowing.

But now, it's time for them to come in handy.

Just when Oregana started the engine and was about to lead the team to set off, huge spatial fluctuations suddenly appeared locally.A familiar voice also sounded in the communication channel at the right time——

【I agree! 】

Emerging from the spatial fluctuations (harmony) are a large number of black individuals, and on the scanning view, each individual is marked with a blue plus sign.Each individual is exactly the same—the body is a huge mass, with black whip-like tentacles growing on the mass, and huge mouths grow irregularly around them. Their body outlines are like some kind of trees, stubby. His feet are tree trunks (but at this time they are all held in front of his chest like a cat's hands), and his tentacled body is like a tree canopy. The secondary communication channel is immediately filled with the sound of 'baa~'.

The leading one's mouth was tightly pursed, w's were all over its body, and the tentacles on the top of its head felt soft beyond imagination.

What appeared on the communication screen was not the black-haired big sister with a superior figure and a dark and gorgeous appearance, but a girl with long green hair, her temples curled up like cat ears, and she was wearing a white suspender dress.

【Let's join in too! 】

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Chapter 1249 Chapter 264: Huarong Road

Seeing this extremely representative feature, Oregana said loudly:

"Shaye!"

This is a family member of Shabu Nicholas, the goddess of darkness and abundance, and a part of the black goat cubs of the thousands of children.Three large-scale fleets of these consumable creatures, 'Field Stalkers', 'Moon Mirror Guardians' and 'Great Pan God', have long been active in the battle against the Dark Worm.After the Consolidation Department has controlled the situation of the bridgehead world group, these three fleets can go to the outside of the refuge world group, relying on the newly established Garden Cradle Fortress to clear away the swarms gathered around, inspect the ruins left by past civilizations, and patrol The surrounding world to fill the 'holes' left behind and other quests.

In terms of tasks that require higher direct combat power, such as breakthroughs and assaults, the efficiency of this unit is inferior to that of Nono's Bastar Army, but it has more functions, better expendability, and larger Flexibility - The upgraded black goat cub can take on the function of a commander by itself, such as Saya is such an example.

The number of arriving fleets exceeds 2000, and individuals above [-] meters account for one-third.This is not a weak force, but it can still be seen that this is a second-line force-these black goat cubs were born in the recent military expansion, and the commander Saya is also a junior type .

And Saya's words immediately explained the reason:

[I'm here to help.Because the insect swarms on the front line are united, mother and Aunt Nuonuo are launching a large-scale campaign to wipe them out or disperse them, and there will not be many troops who can come to support them.Only we can come here before the operation is over. 】Her name for Nuonuo makes people care, it's weird, but it seems to be the same thing 【But mother believes in your strength. 】

The timing of this time was just right on the bad side. Since the end of that large-scale battle, the psionic shock caused by the fall of a large number of super motherships has shocked several swarms around, but it has attracted more distant ones. The swarm came.These bug swarms produced friction and communication in several surrounding worlds outside the warning circle, just like debris and asteroids will form larger celestial bodies after colliding with each other, the bug swarms also converged, and in this way, a large number of Concentrating forces on the front line, it became necessary to launch an expedition while protecting the bridgehead.

It happened that the 'lighting' appeared at such a time, and the people in front were probably as scary as if their genitals were suddenly cold and their sciatic nerves were electrified when they were in the boxing ring.But the action that has already started cannot be interrupted. The nature of the battle ahead determines that retreating before reaching the set goal will bring unpredictable risks, so we can only quickly mobilize the second-line troops to send them over for support.

Thinking of this, Oregana didn't intend to be polite:

"As long as there is help, can we attack immediately?"

【no problem! 】

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While the galaxy was in chaos, Tully was still asleep.The continuous explosions, the broken Normandy, and the big sauce crawling out of the cabin made her feel terrified. She desperately wanted to get out of here, but even if she waved her hands and feet with all her strength, she couldn't move forward in the mediumless and gravityless universe. Move even one step.Just when she was about to fall into despair, a strange voice sounded beside her ear——

"Tally? Tully? Tully' what... la... that what what... Normandy?"

This guy can't remember his name!

Hearing such a tense voice at such a critical moment, the frightening surroundings immediately subsided. She suddenly opened her eyes, and found herself lying in a bright and white room, with a strange but irritating smell in the air. Reassuring smell, body is also very light.And the dull pain in her chest let Tully know that she was still alive. After all, no matter in which civilization's mythology, a dead guy would not continue to suffer.

Beside the bed, stood two girls whose dress style was very similar to that of Miso. The same armor, the same black tuxedo, and the red V-shaped plate on the chest all showed their identities—the same as Miso. The Tartarus battle robot, in addition to the human-to-human contact terminal in front of it, should also have two huge combat bodies waiting somewhere at the moment.

But I didn't see where Doen-chan was... and I didn't see anyone else either...

Outside the window are farmland, orchards, lakes and streams. Several young humans are flying kites by the stream, and some people are painting with easels. A large creature with four flying wings is showing its belly and holding its claws. Sleeping soundly next to the orchard, even if those kite-flying people accidentally stepped on the wings that were slumped on the ground, they didn't seem to wake up.

There was an unreal sense of leisure everywhere, and for a guy who had just survived a shipwreck, it was like stepping from one dream to another.

"Hmm...here?"

She coughed twice, and couldn't help touching her chest—it should have been pierced by the debris from the explosion of the Normandy. In terms of the impact, half of her chest was blown away, which is not an exaggeration at all. , and the reality is like this... After all, not everyone has encountered such a thing as seeing his own lungs floating in front of his eyes.

But there was a strange and unfamiliar touch from the fingertips.

This feeling of touch has always existed from just now, but she didn't notice it until now - what her hands touched was not the inner layer of the non-slip gloves all the time, but the touch of the soft fabric.

Skin, touching the textile; eyes, not looking directly at everything outside through the mask; not passing through the breathing filter but breathing the air directly, and soon, Tully saw a strange person in the mirror next to the wall .That person has a handsome and youthful face, which can be called a beauty in terms of her own aesthetics or human aesthetics. At this moment, she is looking at herself through the mirror.

It took a long time for Tali Zola to realize that the person was herself.

"what?!"

She hurriedly rolled over and got out of bed, trying to find her mask and protective clothing, but the brown-haired girl beside her pushed herself back with unimaginable strength:

"Don't panic, you don't have to worry about immunity here. It's safe here, and Dae-chan sent you here." She said in a soft voice, "She's undergoing maintenance now, you can see her later .She worked hard."

At this moment, another girl handed over a small basket:

"Eat something first, it can replenish your strength."

There are purple fruits inside, all of them are full in color, round, and look very cute.

"Grape?"

This is a fruit that humans love to eat, but quarians cannot eat this kind of food.She was about to explain, but the robot squinted and said:

"You can eat the food here with confidence. The two Turians have eaten several baskets this morning. They completely regard this place as a self-service farmhouse."

Since they can say this, it shows that they are very aware of the food habits of D-amino acid organisms.Then this is safe food.She carefully picked up one and put it in her mouth——

That was an explosive taste experience.

It was a dreamlike sweet and sour taste with a unique aroma. Every bite would overflow with full juice, coupled with the cool temperature, it was as if the illusory clouds were half melting between the lips and teeth... No wonder the two sudden Ruiren can't stop eating!

The moment he swallowed it, the fatigue and drowsiness disappeared without a trace, and the originally muddy thinking became active.That terrifying picture emerged from the bottom of her heart again, which made Tully feel a chill go out:

"How is everyone?" she asked tremblingly. "How's Da-chan? Where's the fleet?"

"There were many minor injuries on the Normandy, and there were six of you who were seriously injured. Ms. Jiang tried her best to bring them all back. But she was also seriously injured and is still being repaired." Z sauce replied, "Jie Peace talks are underway with the Querry Fleet, and both are currently under our protection."

"Peace talk?"

At that time, the situation could still develop to the stage of peace talks?What the hell happened back then?

Seeing Tali's expression, Z sauce thought for a few seconds, and finally gave up explaining:

"There is a very deep reason for this, let's talk about it later. In short, after all this is over, the Quarians should be able to return to their hometown."

"What is all this...?"

"Before the Reaper was annihilated, it attracted the dark worms. Now the entire galaxy is under the attack range of the dark worms. The unprecedented war has begun vigorously."

"!!!"